Cravat-stretcher.



J. J.- HOLECEK.

CRAVAT STRETCHER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4. I915.

Patented May 30, 1916. I

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JERRY J'. HOLECEK, OF NEW YO RK, N. Y.

CRAVA T-STRETCHEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30. 1916.

Application filed May 4, 1915. Serial No. 25556.

To all whom it may concern.

Be itknown that I. JERRY J. liomu'iiu, a citizen of the United States.residing at Xew York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Cravat- Stretchcrs, ofwhich the following is a SpQClfii'utlUU.

This invention relates to strctchers esp-ceially adaptedtobe used forholding necktie-s or cravats in a stretched condition and it consists inthe novel features hereinai'ici" described and claimed/ 4 An object ofthe invention is to provide a stretcher adapted to be used in the capacity indicated and which is of simple and durable structure and whichmay casilv and quickly applied to the erpvut, and which, when applied,efficiently holds the crarat in a stretched (xmdition.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective View of afour-indiund tie or cravat showing the stretching device appliedthereto. Figs. 2 and 3 are side eleva tions of the stretching device onebeing larger than the other.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, the cravat 1 is in the formof the usual four-in-hand tie. These ties are open at their ends andafter they have been used one or more times they become wrinkled. Thestructure hereinafter described is adapted to be inserted in the ends ofthe tie when the same is removed from the neck of a wearer, and if thetie is slightly dampened and permitted to remain at rest with thestretching devices inserted in the ends thereof, the material of whichthe tie is composed will be sufficiently stretched to remove there fromall wrinkles and consequently, when it is desired to wear the tie againitlis in a flat smooth condition and a presentable bow may be readilytied in the same.

The stretcher-s which are used at the up posite ends of the tie are ofthe same eneral structural arrangement, the only di erence being thatone stretcher is of larger size than the other stretcher. Each stretcherincludes a transversely disposed bar 2 to the ends of which arepivotally attached rods 3. The rods 3 are preferably formed from sheetmetal and the free end portions of the said rods are twisted as at 4whereby the inner surfaces of the hroader portions of the ['(iiir; lieopposite each other. A. pin 5 pa transversely through the twisted portof the rods 5 and its provided its ends a: :l-: heads 13 adapted toengage the outer of the twisted extremities -.l of the r .i' spring 27surrounds the inter-media tion of the pin and the said spring at itsopposite end bears againstthe said sor a-z of the twisted extremities 1of the recs: 4 The spring 7 is under tension with a tend; encv to holdthe extremities. 4 in COlllitCiJ with the heads 6 of the pin 5.

When'the StltFtQlllhy derics are inserted in the ends of a'ticthetwisted extreinitit'rs 4 of the rods 3 are pressed toward ea otheragainst the tension of the spring 4 and the stretcher is inserted in theend oi tlnis tie with the bar 2 inserted foremost. Wl the stretcher isin proper position withinend of the tie the. twisted extremities i ofthe rods 3 are released and the tension of the sorting '2' comes intoplay and the said 3 are forced into contact with the inner sides of {thefold at the edges of the tie. After the stretcher has been inserted inthe tie, or prihr to the insertion of the stretcher, the tieimay hedampened slightly and, consequcntly the spring 7 will hold the oppositeside portions of the tie in a 5- :hed condition and this will remove anywrinkles which n'iighi be in the material of the tie and when thetie hasiwiome dry it ill be a flat condition sui ble to. V caring and may bereadily manipulated for forming the same into an attractive bow or knot.

From the above description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawing it will be seen that a tie stretcher of simple and durablestructure is provided and that the same may be easily and qu kly appliedto a tie and removed'from the same, and when used upon a tie. willefliciently remove wrinkles fro tie tie and leave the same in a desired-.-at and smooth ondition.

Having ibed the invention, what is claimed as ne is:

A tie stretcher comprising a cross bar, rods pivotally connected withthe ends of the cross bar and provided at their free end portions withextremities twisted at right angles to the portions which are pivotallyconnectml with the cross bar, a pin pzwsaing transversely thruugh thesaid extremitirr-w and provided at its end with [wads adapted to engagethe outer surfarus of the said 0xtremities and liiuit the outwardswinging movement of the rods. and a spring surrounding the intermediateportion of the pin and bearing at its ends against the inner sin-faresof the said twisted extn-mitiw of the rods. 10 In testinmny hereof iaifix my signa'iurr in presence of two witneasvsi.

JERRY J. HOLECEK.

\Vitnessvs M. 111. Lufunux, A. V. DOYLE.

